Contains background information about the stories in the Purathana Gadya Sangrahaya prescribed for the G.C.E Advanced Level Examination. The extracts from the Saddarmaratanavaliya, Poojavalia, Pansiya Panas Jataka Potha and the Saddaramalankaraya with explanations will be useful not only for Advanced Level students but also those who are interested in studying the ancient Sinhala literary classics.